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Living on Gubbi Gubbi country and loving life.
Purveyor of mediocre haiku and bad humour. #F1 & #Auspol too. You’ve been warned 🤗

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Not so tenacious after all?

David Pope in Canberra Times

Matt “10,000 Adani Jobs” showing he’s still one sandwich short of a lunchbox.

Somehow the forgotten people have morphed into the lunchbox Australians. If you're out there lunchboxes, Matty Canavan is doing something for you. #auspol

There’s something deeply ancestral about yarning round a fire.

Since ancient times, it has been the power of fire that has drawn people together. However, it is the power of stories that has kept them there.

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A lot of people are choosing to look away right now in the face of something that is making Doctors Without Borders say things like this

Neo-Nazi leader charged over alleged plot to poison Jewish children. It’s becoming harder to believe that humans are innately good, but I’ll keep striving to. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

Neo-Nazi leader charged over alleged plot to poison New York Jewish childrenwww.theguardian.com Georgian Michail Chkhikvishvili, 21, accused of planning to have associate dressed as Santa hand out poisoned candy

Oscar Wild said that “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” So what art is America imitating

Senator Ralph Babet is a freedom of speech warrior isn’t he? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Tenacious D’s Newcastle show postponed after comment about Trump assassination attemptwww.theguardian.com Australian senator Ralph Babet demands the duo, Hollywood star Jack Black and musician Kyle Gass, be deported over the latter’s comment

Let me guess, they’ll all wear the same colour shirts 🤔

Project 2025 is the plan for US authoritarianism. It would place 10,000 loyalist Trumpsters inside the administration in order to expand the president's power, advancing his agenda without hindrance from unelected federal officials. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07...

The conservative 'battle plan' to give Trump unprecedented powerwww.abc.net.au Trump's march to re-take the White House continues with renewed determination. If he wins he'll have an "army" of 10,000 recruits at his disposal to help implement his controversial agenda.

I guess if you’re going to clear the swamp, start with a Vance.

JD Vance Sounds like a cocktail at gay club 🤔

Family Snapshot, Peter Gabriel. youtu.be/XL4Dxs-BK18?...

Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot Live (Back to Front Tour - London)youtu.be Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot (Live - Back To Front Tour)So Anniversary Tour - Live from LondonLine-Up:Peter Gabriel: Vocals, KeyboardsTony Levin: BassDavi...

This story becomes sadder by the day.

Sister of Elizabeth Struhs left home because sect would not accept her sexuality, court hears

Sister of Elizabeth Struhs left home because sect would not accept her sexuality, court hearswww.theguardian.com All 14 adult members of the Toowoomba sect are on trial for the death of the eight-year-old who died after she was allegedly taken off insulin used to treat her diabetes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The sister of Elizabeth Struhs, whose parents, brother and 11 other members of a religious sect are on trial over her death after she was allegedly taken off life-saving insulin used to treat her diabetes, has told a court she left home at 16 after the group would not accept her sexuality. Jayde Struhs was the first of several family members to give evidence on Monday. She was cross examined by her older brother Zachary after testifying about how the family was brought into the group, in 2003. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Wishing England victory over Spain. I hope you’re out in force on Plymouth Hoe playing bowls.

Adani’s mine a threat to important wetland, Indigenous groups and scientists say. Have Adani kept any of their promises and commitments? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Adani’s Queensland coalmine a threat to important wetland, Indigenous groups and scientists saywww.theguardian.com Letter urges environment minister to investigate alleged breaches at Doongmabulla Springs

And so it begins. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07...

Live: Trump says he was shot in ear, shares condolences for audience member killed during speechwww.abc.net.au Two people are dead after a shooting at a Trump rally, with the former president evacuated to safety in Pennsylvania. Follow live.

Religion, medicine and the case of Elizabeth Struhs: are 14 people responsible for an 8-year-old’s death? There’s just so much to be mad & sad about with thus case. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Religion, medicine and the case of Elizabeth Struhs: are 14 people responsible for an 8-year-old’s death?www.theguardian.com Court hears that Toowoomba sect members charged with murder and manslaughter of Elizabeth Struhs turned down offers of legal representation

When you walk around your paradise home and know it’s nothing without your wife.

I’ve been wanting to read Hannah Ardendt for quite some time. Looking around the world of Kate, I feel the time has come. www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...

The Origins of Totalitarianismwww.goodreads.com Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism and …

As if they’d allow flies in their castle 🙄

Oh sweet jesus really

Three reasons “you” won’t return after this life. The idea that "you" persist after death does not hold up to the current understanding of memory and identity. bigthink.com/culture-reli...

3 reasons “you” won’t return after this lifebigthink.com The idea that "you" persist after death does not hold up to the current understanding of memory and identity.

I find myself home alone this weekend as my better-half is still in the UK and the son at home is partying in BrisbaneZ On a whim I purchased a ticket to see The Bikeriders thus afternoon. I’ve checked that it finishes after the Harley Davidson dealers shuts.

“All the thoughts and feelings are ultimately pointless or nonsense. We are like children pretending to drive a car — it can be great fun, but we are really not in charge.” Looks like the author’s been on Bluesky. bigthink.com/thinking/epi...

Epiphenomenalism: One of philosophy's most disturbing ideasbigthink.com According to epiphenomenalism, we are like children pretending to drive a car — it can be great fun, but we are really not in charge.

Role on January… youtube.com/watch?v=ULC9...

Severance — Season 2 Date Announcement | Apple TV+youtube.com Like you never left. Severance season 2 premieres January 17, 2025 https://apple.co/_Severance In Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon In...

Ciucinciu Tiberius Swan(ee) River

Dear CNN, You do realise we can all use AI to get our own news for free, but we’ve chosen to pay for humans to provide it. Why would anyone pay you money for this now?

the state of journalism.

with hands a shaking your umbilical cord cut now, you are married #haiku

I’ve keep being hit by waves of emotion each time I think of this very special #ProudDad day in Tuscany. What a wonderful day.

Filicide overwhelmingly linked to male perpetrators who 'deeply believe their actions are justified', experts say. #TooManyMen www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07...

The psychology behind filicide — explaining the unexplainablewww.abc.net.au About 20 children are murdered by a parent every year in Australia. It's a crime that evokes equal measures of horror and confusion. At the crux of the issue is male-perpetrated violence.

This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to “frisson” Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as “frisson.” What is it, and why does it happen? bigthink.com/neuropsych/f...

This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to "frisson"bigthink.com Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?

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Folks, I may have a PhD in history-including US politics history-but the last several years I’ve been working in public health as a science writer. One of my areas of focus is Aging, including Alzheimer’s and related dementias (AD/RD). I find the discourse around Biden really troubling.